Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 481 - Inspections and Appeals Department
Inspections Division
Chapter 72 - Economic Fraud Control Bureau
Rule 481-72.3 - Types of Investigations

(1) Front-end investigations. The EFCB conducts front-end investigations to determine whether a client has accurately reported the information necessary to become eligible for or to retain public assistance benefits.

(2) Fraud investigations. The EFCB conducts a fraud investigation when the referring agency suspects that a client received public assistance benefits the client was not entitled to receive.

(3) EBT trafficking or misuse. The EFCB conducts an investigation to determine whether a client is responsible for EBT trafficking or misuse.